Media and crisis management is the most visible side of PR. But most of WHAM’s work involves sustained behind-the-scenes work, helping our clients communicate effectively with their customers, staff and other stakeholders. More…

Contacts

Trevor Walton - Director

Trevor Walton APR, is a principal and co-owner of WHAM Public Relations.

Formerly an award-winning journalist, Trevor has written for many of New Zealand's leading daily papers, business weeklies and magazines. He has edited numerous trade magazines and has fronted radio and television news programmes.

As a public relations consultant has provided counsel and services to businesses and organisations serving sectors as diverse as aged care, chemicals, exporting, government, farming, forestry, internet services, funeral direction and manufacturing.

Trevor is a Dip VFM graduate of Lincoln University and is Accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand. He is a Fellow and former vice-president of the Institute. In 2008, Trevor and Angie Fussell were jointly awarded the prestigious Deer Industry Award for making an "unparalleled 30 year contribution" to the farmed deer industry. Until 2015 he was a board member of Petone's Jackson Street Programme.

Away from work, Trevor is an eager landscaper, lover of the blues and theatre, rugby supporter, fisher of trout, frequenter of the back country and indulger of grand-children.

Angie Fussell - Principal

Angie Fussell, BA (Pol Sci), Dip Tching, is a principal and co-owner of WHAM Public Relations.

Angie became involved in magazine publishing in the 1990s and in 1998 was appointed business manager for WHAM.

In 2004 she graduated with a BA in Political Science at Victoria University and from 2005-07 was executive director of a large non-profit organisation in the health sector. In 2008 Angie was hired by an NGO to re-establish the role of executive director in their national office.

Since returning to WHAM in 2010 her work has included the management of sensitive issues for a major primary industry, setting up websites for clients in the South Pacific, assisting the forest industry with technical publications and working on communications for a charitable aged care provider.

A primary school teacher in an earlier life, in 2017 Angie retrained as a SPELD teacher, fulfilling a life-long dream to help children who struggle with reading. When she is not SPELD teaching, Angie continues to provide public relations counsel and services to WHAM's clients.